A tuatara is not a lizard, and it cannot be purchased. Though lizard-like in appearance, this reptile is not classified as a lizard. Being endangered, and now extinct on the New Zealand mainland, it is not available to be purchased to satisfy one's whim to have an unusual or exotic pet.
No. The tuatara is a unique reptile which looks like a lizard but is not classified as a lizard.
The tuatara is not a lizard. It is a lizard-like reptile, but it is not a lizard. Y also cannot buy one. The tuatara is an endangered and protected species, endemic to New Zealand.
No. Iguanas and tuatara are quite different species. Whilst both iguanas and tuatara are reptiles, the iguana is a type of lizard, whereas the tuatara is not classified as a lizard.
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The Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus), though technically, the Tuatara is not a lizard.
No. The tuatara, a lizard-like reptile endemic to New Zealand, does not have the ability to produce any venom.
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The Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) though it is not actually a lizard.
Tuatara are not lizards. They are lizard-like reptiles, endemic to New Zealand, but they are not members of any lizard family. Tuatara live in broad-leafed forest land and grasslands near seabird colonies, where the birds have dug burrows. They shelter under rocks, in rock crevices, amongst shrubbery and bark, and in burrows.
The tuatara is not a lizard. It is a lizard-like reptile, endemic to New Zealand, but it is not classified as a lizard. Tuatara are not limited to just males. Though extinct on the mainland, it is estimated that there are around 100 000 tuatara on the offshore islands around New Zealand. They continue to reproduce, but they are very slow at reproducing, breeding only every two to four years. Their slow rate of reproduction is one of the reasons why their population is at risk.
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